“Postscript: James Stevenson” James Stevenson is remembered by the great cartoonist Lee Lorenz who, as The New Yorker‘s Art Editor guided the magazine’s Art Department (that included the cartoons and the covers) from 1973 through 1993, and then served as Cartoon Editor from 1993 through 1997. Mr. Lorenz was Mr. Stevenson’s editor from 1973 through 1993. More Stevenson: …from
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Newest Addition to Ink Spill’s Library: Comically Correct
Courtesy of Danny Shanahan, this promotional booklet (offered with new New Yorker subscriptions?) from 1995 has been added to Ink Spill‘s Library. Of the many promo booklets produced by The New Yorker I’d never seen this one until today. Shown are the cover, the introductory
Read moreUpdike & Roth (John & Arnold)…and Henry Bech
“All cartoonists are geniuses, but Arnold Roth is especially so. The first time I saw a Roth drawing, I was zapped…A superabundant creative spirit surges through a Roth drawing like electricity; the lines sizzle.” — From John Updike’s introduction to Poor Arnold’s Almanac (Fantagraphic Books, 1998). I’ve been running into Arnold
Read moreRobert Weber 1924 – 2016: An Ink Spill Appreciation
The great cartoonist Robert Weber, a major contributor to the New Yorker for 43 years, has passed away at age 92. Mr. Weber began his New Yorker career in 1962 and went on to contribute nearly 1500 cartoons and 11 covers. The cartoonist Jack Ziegler, a New Yorker colleague, had this to say about Mr. Weber: “One of the all-time
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